Four arrested in connection with Burbank stabbing

Ryan Carter

Three Glendale men and a Van Nuys man were arrested Friday after

allegedly being involved in an early morning stabbing near Burbank’s

Gitana restaurant that left two men injured.

Akop Tovmasyan, 20, Alexander Shakhnazaryan, 23, and Oleg

Azaryayev, 20 -- all from Glendale -- were arrested along with Arthur

Grigorian, 21, from Van Nuys, on suspicion of attacking a 39-year-old

Burbank man and a 30-year-old Los Angeles man.

The Burbank man was being treated Friday for stomach wounds in the

intensive care unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in

Mission Hills. The 30-year-old was treated at the scene for a cut on

his hand.

The incident occurred around midnight in the parking lot adjacent

to the club at 260 E. Magnolia Blvd.

“Apparently, there was some type of verbal disagreement that

escalated into a fight near the parking structure’s entrance,” Lt.

Tim Stehr said.

The fight involved about 10 people, Stehr said. When police

arrived, the group ran away while the two victims -- one bleeding

heavily from a stomach stab wound -- remained. Four of the suspects

were arrested as they fled.

A five-inch folding knife was found near the scene, Stehr said.

The incident did not appear to be gang-related, and Stehr knew of

no major criminal incidents at the club in the recent past.

In February, three women were arrested after getting into a brawl

at the restaurant.

The four suspects were being held Friday afternoon in Burbank City

Jail in lieu of $1 million bail. They are scheduled to be arraigned

Tuesday.